Sharpshadow's limbs are stiff as she walks.
She still hears WindClan — both the boom of Sunstar's voice, and the thorned remarks their Medicine Cat left for them; uttered with such a quiet calm that she thinks, you could only feel stupid being angry at, but even stupider not listening to. Chilledstar gave StarClan all the attention of a gnat buzzing around their ear. ShadowClan now departed as a whole with a shrug and a roll of their eyes; and as the cat with shadow in their name. As a Lead Warrior, part of that is now... her.
Sharpshadow chews on it for a long while. Chews and chews and her throat won't let her swallow, but she shouldn't say anything. Shouldn't do anything. Chilledstar is the leader. What right did he have to question them...? He is far from deputy; far from a good warrior, despite that... He should shut up. Forget. Not care. That's what everyone else was doing. he should just copy everyone else. That's what worked for him half the time.
Except his eyes are wide and his fur is spiked; and even as the walk home, through ThunderClan's territory and all — he feels like bolting. They are mere steps from the bramble walls of camp when the dam bursts. " C-can I ask? I'm about to ask — What... " ...What level of word is best here? What lengths should she go to to express her disbelief. After that, maybe only one term is truly appropriate. " What in the name of StarClan was that? " his voice rips out louder than he ever intended it to, but here they are — here he is, about to be exiled, probably.
She doesn't have it in her to stare Chilledstar in the eye. He looks for something else. Anything else really. Anything that won't look back at him. " "RiverClan, you have ShadowClan's support" ? " Sharpshadow parrots Chilledstar's departing words. " That and — and — and everything? You're practically begging WindClan to declare war! " She can't see faces. She refuses to see faces, but... did any of them feel the same? Did any of them agree? Or would she be shunned, left to talk to... just Forestshade and Flintwish, probably. " I just want WindClan to not steal from us. We don't "support" other Clans! "
She still hears WindClan — both the boom of Sunstar's voice, and the thorned remarks their Medicine Cat left for them; uttered with such a quiet calm that she thinks, you could only feel stupid being angry at, but even stupider not listening to. Chilledstar gave StarClan all the attention of a gnat buzzing around their ear. ShadowClan now departed as a whole with a shrug and a roll of their eyes; and as the cat with shadow in their name. As a Lead Warrior, part of that is now... her.
Sharpshadow chews on it for a long while. Chews and chews and her throat won't let her swallow, but she shouldn't say anything. Shouldn't do anything. Chilledstar is the leader. What right did he have to question them...? He is far from deputy; far from a good warrior, despite that... He should shut up. Forget. Not care. That's what everyone else was doing. he should just copy everyone else. That's what worked for him half the time.
Except his eyes are wide and his fur is spiked; and even as the walk home, through ThunderClan's territory and all — he feels like bolting. They are mere steps from the bramble walls of camp when the dam bursts. " C-can I ask? I'm about to ask — What... " ...What level of word is best here? What lengths should she go to to express her disbelief. After that, maybe only one term is truly appropriate. " What in the name of StarClan was that? " his voice rips out louder than he ever intended it to, but here they are — here he is, about to be exiled, probably.
She doesn't have it in her to stare Chilledstar in the eye. He looks for something else. Anything else really. Anything that won't look back at him. " "RiverClan, you have ShadowClan's support" ? " Sharpshadow parrots Chilledstar's departing words. " That and — and — and everything? You're practically begging WindClan to declare war! " She can't see faces. She refuses to see faces, but... did any of them feel the same? Did any of them agree? Or would she be shunned, left to talk to... just Forestshade and Flintwish, probably. " I just want WindClan to not steal from us. We don't "support" other Clans! "